PARAQUAT

paraquat

(noun) a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From a trademark.

Noun

paraquat (countable and uncountable, plural paraquats)

(chemistry) A poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

17 March 2025

PARAMAGNET

(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it


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